klestiti

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *klěstiti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈklɛscici/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈklɛscici/

Verb

klestiti impf

1. to prune, to clear
2. to castrate

Conjugation

Conjugation of klestiti (class IV)

infinitive	supine	verbal noun
klestiti	klestit	kleščenie

	Present			Imperative
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	klešču	klestívě (-va)	klestím (-me/-my)	–	klesťvě, klestivě (-va)	klesťme, klestim (-me/-my)
2nd person	klestíš	klestíta	klestíte	klesť, klesti	klesťta, klestita	klesťte, klestite
3rd person	klestí	klestíta	klestie	klesť, klesti	klesťta, klestita	klesťte, klestite

	Sigmatic aorist			Imperfect
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	klestich	klestichově (-va)	klestichom (-me/-my)	klestiech	klestiechově (-va)	klestiechom (-me/-my)
2nd person	klesti	klestista (-šta)	klestiste (-šte)	klestieše	klestiešta (-sta)	klestiešte (-ste)
3rd person	klesti	klestista (-šta)	klestichu	klestieše	klestiešta (-sta)	klestiechu

	L-participle			Passive participle
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Masculine	klestil	klestila	klestili	kleščen	kleščena	kleščeni
Feminine	klestila	klestile	klestily	kleščena	kleščeně	kleščeny
Neuter	klestilo	klestile	klestila	kleščeno	kleščeně	kleščena

	Nt-participle			S-participle
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Masculine	klestě	klestiece		klestiv	klestivše
Feminine	klestieci			klestivši
Neuter	klestě, klestieci			klestiv, klestivši

Note: This table shows the most common forms of klestiti around the 13th/14th century. See also Appendix:Old Czech verbs and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Derived terms

• klest
• klestie
• kleščenec

 

Related terms

• kleščě
• kléšč

 

Descendants

• Czech: klestit

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “klestiti”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění